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It’s hard to imagine what life was like 100 years ago. Back in the 1920s, Bermuda really was a different world.
There were no cars or television sets, no telephones, no freshly imported good flying in from foreign shores, none of today’s modern luxu...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
General
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Bermuda Tourism Authority reacted with dismay last night to news that the 2021 World Triathlon Sprint and Relay Championship had to be postponed amid soaring cases of Covid-19.
The event next month was poised to bring relief to an economy hit ha...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Tourism
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Four people have died this weekend from Covid-19, bringing the death toll from coronavirus to 42, while the number of active cases of the virus has soared to 1,427.
Outbreaks of the virus have also been reported in “several” long-term care homes, aff...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Striking bus drivers have dismissed claims by Department of Transport chiefs that staff safety is a priority – after revealing that more than 30 operators have been struck down or affected by the Covid-19 virus.
Bus services ground to a halt late on ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Gareth Finighan
The Premier, David Burt, announced last night that his office is seeking support staff from other jurisdictions to help Bermuda’s overstretched health service.
In his statement this evening, the Premier said: “Right now our principal concern is the h...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
Police are appealing for witnesses after two men were taken to hospital after a crash yesterday evening.
A police spokesman said that at about 7.50pm yesterday, officers responded to an accident involving two motorcycles on South Shore Road, just eas...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Transport
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
An increase in the number of positive cases has led to delays in test results, the Ministry of Health said last night.
As a result community testing is to be scaled back and asymptomatic casual contacts and SafeKey testing will be de-prioritised for ...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
News Staff
The Ministry of Health had found cases of exposure to the coronavirus at a string of the island’s schools.
Diallo Rabain, the education minister, said exposures had been found at the Bermuda Institute, Saltus Grammar School, Warwick Academy, Mount Sa...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Education
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
A tropical storm Peter has formed northeast of the Caribbean and is predicted to curve towards Bermuda in the coming week.
The Bermuda Weather Service said the system was forecast to near the island at 582 miles to the south by noon on Wednesday.
Dep...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Weather
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Vaccination clinics to protect dogs against an outbreak of canine parvovirus have been called off by the Bermuda Veterinary Association because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
Laura Tucker, the president of the BVA, said the heightened risk meant the c...
DATE: Sep 20, 2021
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CATEGORY:
Health
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell